When dealing with smaller multifamily though you may more frequently find mom and pop owners that would be open to seller financing. 

As a frequent guest of Airbnbs throughout the country I think the most important thing is be honest and clear in your description about the property and it's location so your guests know what to expect.

It doesn’t take long for things to get out of control if you don’t manage frequently .

We travel frequently, pay for our own health insurance, have newer cars and are improving our financial position even more in this up market by selling our least liked properties for crazy profits right now…which we use to pay off other previously purchased properties that had higher interest rates to boost cash flow even more.  

Sorry guys, I diiffer here on this...There are good options for cost seg on SRF, and we do them frequently, and complete these as an engineered study with asset detail to easily support future disposition/abandonment.

I just recently started looking into refinancing and am thinking about paying off all of the loans above 6%, refinancing the rest to a much lower rate and possibly looking at a duplex or finding ways to rent out our current house on air Bnb more frequently.

That TX law would be so restrictive with what one can do with their own equity seems antithetical to the personal freedom motif so frequently expressed here.I did run across this company Hurst which seems to be exploiting this TX niche, but with terms that seem so restrictive as to make it almost pointless if you're pursuing an unexpected opportunity for which time is of the essence:https://investmentpropertyheloc.com/investment-property-heloc/Excerpt:"Our program is similar to commercial bank lines of credit that are set up on an annual basis, have adjustable interest rates, and have annual costs.

I deal with homes in foreclosures very frequently and do concur with you that most of my calls will come in the 11th hour.

A difference I see both here in Little Village along with some northern parts of Back of the Yards, is that frequently these properties are not stripped as in some south and west side neighborhoods (east garfield park comes to mind).

There are approximately 20 accountants on the biggerpockets message board who frequently contribute to the community.